Additive enhanced electrostatic precipitation in liquids

Electrostatic precipitation of particulate matter in nonconducting liquids is a technique of solid-liquid separation. It may compete with the traditional separation techniques, like filtration, distillation, centrifuge separation. In comparison with those methods it possesses some distinct advantages: it is a continuous process, its energy consumption is negligible, it is highly efficient with respect to particles in the submicron range. The degree of purification of a liquid is better than a factor of 10/sup 4/.<
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